Jacket

For height: 98(110)122(134)146 Approximate age of the child: 2-3(4-5)6-7(8-9)10-11 years You will need: yarn Novita Cotton Luxus (100% eco-cotton, 106 m/50 g) - 300(350)400(450)500 g of yellow (225)/blue (193) color, needles No. 3 and No. 3.5, 5 buttons. Knitting technique. Ribbing 1 x 1: knit alternately 1 knit st. and 1 purl st. Stockinette stitch: knit rows - knit stitches, purl rows - purl stitches. Garter stitch: knit rows - only knit stitches. Cable: knit according to the pattern. Knitting density: 22 sts = 10 cm. WORK DESCRIPTION Back: on needles No. 3 cast on 86(90)94(98)102 sts, knit the 1st purl row with knit sts. Then knit 4 cm of ribbing. Change to needles No. 3.5 and knit as follows: 17(18)19(20)21 sts in stockinette stitch, 12 sts in cable, 28(30)32(34)36 sts in stockinette stitch, 12 sts in cable and 17(18)19(20)21 sts in stockinette stitch. At a height of 25(26)28(29)31 cm for armholes, bind off 1 x 3(3)4(4)4 sts on both sides in every 2nd row, 1(1)1(1)2 x 2 sts and 2(2)3(3)3 x 1 st. = 72(76)76(80)80 sts. At the height of the armhole 14(15)16(17)18 cm for the neck opening, bind off the middle 22(22)24(24)26 sts and then knit each side separately. To round the neck, bind off on the inner side in every 2nd row 1 x 2 sts and 1 x 1 st. At a height of the armhole 16(17)18(19)20 cm bind off the remaining 22(24)23(25)24 sts of the shoulder. Finish the other side of the neck symmetrically. Left front: note that for a boy's jacket, the buttonholes are made on the left front, for a girl's jacket - on the right front. On needles No. 3 cast on 47(49)51(53)55 sts, knit the 1st purl row with knit sts. Then knit as follows: 1 knit st., *1 purl st., 1 knit st.*, repeat *-*, knit the last 8 sts in garter stitch until the end of the work (= placket). At a height of the ribbing 4 cm change to needles No. 3.5 and knit as follows: 17(18)19(20)21 sts in stockinette stitch, 12 sts in cable, 10(11)12(13)14 sts in stockinette stitch and 8 sts in garter stitch. At a height of work 9 cm create an opening for the pocket. To do this, in the next knit row knit 13(14)15(16)17 sts, temporarily set aside the remaining sts. Then knit only these sts for 11(11)12(12)12 cm. Set the work aside. Return to the remaining 34(35)36(37)38 sts and knit for 11(11)12(12)12 cm. Continue knitting all sts in one piece. At a height of 25(26)28(29)31 cm begin to simultaneously shape the armhole and neck. To do this, on the right side in every 2nd row bind off 1 x 3(3)4(4)4 sts, 1(1)1(1)2 x 2 sts and 2(2)3(3)3 x 1 st. At the same time on the left side for the collar, start shifting the garter stitch sts, knitting 1 st more in every 4th row for 10(10)11(11)12 times. At the same time, on the inner side of the collar, stepping back 2 sts, in every 4th row add 10(10)11(11)12 x 1 st. Make the increases by picking up the transverse thread between the sts and knitting it through the back loop. At a height of the armhole 16(17)18(19)20 cm on the right side bind off the outermost 22(24)23(25)24 sts of the shoulder. Knit the remaining 28(28)30(30)32 sts of the collar in garter stitch to the middle of the back neck. Then bind off from the shoulder side in every 2nd row 2 x 10(10)10(10)11 sts and 1 x 9(9)11(11)11 sts. On the placket make 5 marks for the button placements so that the bottom one is 2 cm from the bottom edge, the top one is at the beginning of the neck slope, and the others are evenly spaced between them. Right front: knit symmetrically to the left front, but on the placket in the marked places knit the buttonholes (knit 4 knit sts at the beginning of the row, make a yarn over, knit 2 sts together), finish the row. Sleeves: on needles No. 3 cast on 46(48)48(50)52 sts, knit the 1st purl row with knit sts. Then knit 4 cm of ribbing. Change to needles No. 3.5 and knit in stockinette stitch, increasing for the sleeve slopes on both sides in every 8th row 8(5)4(5)7 x 1 st., then in every 6th row another 0(5)8(8)7 x 1 st. = 62(68)72(76)80 sts. At a height of 27(29)32(35)38 cm for the sleeve cap, bind off on both sides in every 2nd row 1 x 4(4)5(5)5 sts, 1 x 3 sts, 6(7)9(10)11 x 2 sts and 1 x 3 sts. Bind off the remaining sts. Assembly: on the front edge of the pocket placket on the front, evenly pick up sts on needles No. 3, also pick up 1 st additionally on both sides (seam allowance). Knit 3 cm in garter stitch, bind off the sts. On the other edge of the pocket placket also pick up sts and knit 10 rows in stockinette stitch. Then add 1 st on both sides and continue knitting in stockinette stitch until the height of the piece is 12 cm. Bind off the sts. Hem the pocket bag from the wrong side of the front with a blind stitch, without tightening the stitches. From the right side, hem the edges of the pocket placket. Knit the second pocket similarly. Make shoulder seams, sew the short edges of the collar together. Insert the sleeves into the armholes, make side seams and sleeve seams. Sew on the buttons.